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olden days; former

2

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

2

Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

2

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

1

hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago

1

stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

indicates question

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

that's so, however ...

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

2

Nobunaga

1

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

3

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

if; in case; supposing

2

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

3

of course; certainly; naturally

1

young lord; successor of one's current lord

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

5

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

2

husband

1

(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report

1

sagacity; wisdom; intelligence

1

filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

1

emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife

5

story; tale; talk; discussion

2

what sort of; what kind of; what way

1

that; the matter in question

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

3

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

3

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

1

order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

2

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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